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Purple Communications company history timeline

1988

He is known for his leadership role during the Deaf President Now movement at Gallaudet University in 1988.

2006

Tim joined ZVRS in 2006 and has enjoyed a 20+ career combining his love for advocacy with business.

2007

Chris has been a member of the ZVRS Executive team since 2007, where he oversaw multiple teams, including marketing, sales, Enterprise solutions, field operations and customer experience.

2008

Fran joined the Purple Communications team in 2008 and brings extensive experience in Operations Management, Business Development and Project Management.

2013

Kama joined the ZVRS family in 2013 and has worked in the profession of interpreting for over 17 years.

2015

Caryn joined the Z family in 2015, and brings over 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry.

Purple Communications Launches Education Grant Program to Fund Technology Needs for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students 11/18/2015

Purple Communications Announces Purple President Robert Rae as New CEO 2/10/2015

2016

Greg joined ZVRS in 2016 following his position as the Chief of Disability Rights at the Federal Communications Commission.

16, 2016—Ditto®, the smartphone notification wearable, today announced an exclusive partnership with Video Relay Service (VRS) provider, Purple Communications, Inc.

Purple Communications Awards Tech Grants to Fund Technology Needs for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students 4/10/2016

2017

Clearwater, Fla., July 10, 2017 – ZVRS, Inc., a leading provider of video relay services to the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing communities, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its decision to set reasonable reimbursement rates for video relay service (VRS) providers.

Bill joined ZVRS in 2017 where he is responsible for technology strategy, architecture, operations, governance, and product development.

ZVRS Applauds FCC’s Announcement on Rates for VRS ProvidersResult Will Bring Greater Competition and Consumer Choice 7/10/2017

2018

Norman joined the leadership team in 2018 where he is responsible for leading and supporting a nationwide sales team.

2020

New App Bridges Communication for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Callers 11/17/2020

2021

Effective January 28, 2021, ZP’s headquarters move will expand its workspace presence in dynamic and fast-growing northwest Austin and features an innovative DeafSpace design and architecture that puts the deaf community and the deaf experience front and center.

Austin, TX (December 16, 2021) - ZVRS and Purple Communications (ZP) today announced a new innovative collaboration with Meta (the new name of the Facebook company) to bring its popular Z5 and P3 apps and video relay services (VRS) to the Portal family of products.

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